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Miles Archer

(23,293 posts) Wed Dec 13, 2017, 12:12 AM Dec 2017

Trump: "Congratulations to Doug Jones on a hard fought victory." [View all]

Donald J. Trump ‏Verified account
@realDonaldTrump

Congratulations to Doug Jones on a hard fought victory. The write-in votes played a very big factor, but a win is a win. The people of Alabama are great, and the Republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time. It never ends!
9:08 PM - 12 Dec 2017

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Trump: "Congratulations to Doug Jones on a hard fought victory." [View all] Miles Archer Dec 2017 OP

But he had to throw on the write in line Proud liberal 80 Dec 2017 #1

So he is blaming Republicans who weren't "loyal" and were write-ins? Pachamama Dec 2017 #2

probably implying write-ins were fake votes onetexan Dec 2017 #16

No - I think its a shot at Richard Shelby... Pachamama Dec 2017 #19

When is Shelby up? I worked for him just before Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2017 #24

This was a special election to replace Jeff Sessions who won in 2014. bench scientist Dec 2017 #18

Earlier ... Denzil_DC Dec 2017 #3

Nelson Muntz sez... muntrv Dec 2017 #4

he did not write this. drray23 Dec 2017 #5

My thoughts exactly nt stopwastingmymoney Dec 2017 #12

The rage tweets will come EARLY tomorrow morning. kysrsoze Dec 2017 #13

Yep, his lawyers grabbed his phone again gratuitous Dec 2017 #17

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2017 #21

Oh, of course he didn't Miles Archer Dec 2017 #23

Ha. He's having a hissy fit sucking his thumb Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2017 #25

Weeee! Egnever Dec 2017 #6

John Kelly must have gotten control of the Twitter machine tonight! bullwinkle428 Dec 2017 #7

what else can his ghost tweeter say? spanone Dec 2017 #8

He can not stop being an asshole. madaboutharry Dec 2017 #9

There is absolutely no way he wrote that. That was a staffer. bearsfootball516 Dec 2017 #10

45 did not write this. We'll hear from the real 45 at some point when he sneaks AJT Dec 2017 #11

Yup, sometime around 5:30am... unitedwethrive Dec 2017 #15

. Takket Dec 2017 #14

I don't think he wrote that! forgotmylogin Dec 2017 #20

Someone else wrote that for him Hekate Dec 2017 #22

Whoever wrote that should have stopped... 3catwoman3 Dec 2017 #26